18 ACORN Championship Series This series was the best of the league. The Sophomores entered the series with one man on the injured list, the first game between these teams was played November. Both teams played better bail than in any of the other games. The passing was fast and accurate. Several sensational baskets were thrown. The Sophomores, however, were outplayed. The score: Seniors, 44; Sophomores, 19. November 11 both teams met again. This game, if won by the Seniors, would give them the championship. If won by the Sophomores another game must be played. Rivalry ran high among the rooters on each side. The Sophomores held their own with the Seniors during most of the game. The first half ended 20-14 in favor of the Seniors. The Sophomores were always dangerous, and the Seniors' rooters showed signs of distress and nervousness when Jones injured his ankle. Toward the last of the game the Seniors pulled ahead and won the game, 43-25, as well as the school championship. The pennant was presented to the Seniors at the regular assembly, November 20, by Coach McKay. Cellar Championship Series While the championship of the school was being decided, a most desperate fight was going on between the Freshmen and Juniors for the last place. The Freshmen won the place and the Juniors the games. In the first game it happened that the Juniors were ahead when time was called, the score being 24-23: In the second game the Juniors won by a larger margin, the score being 33-21. Second Place Decided The Juniors and Sophomores were now tied for second place. One game was played to decide who was to be the runners-up in the league. This was a game that furnished excitement for all. The Juniors started off fast, but were soon overhauled by the Sophomores. It was then nip and tuck all the way through. Just before time was called the Sophomores came from behind and won. 32-29. Points of Interest The first team returned to work after the Thanksgiving recess and are working hard. The athletic manager has received several letters from different teams who desire games. The hardest teams will be played, so that Weber's team will be in good condition when it enters the. league. The B. Y. C. are developing a new team. Brigham has a new gym. and expects to do better this year than ever before. The L. D. S. have some of their last year's squad back, but must develop new men for some of the positions. Weber's men are more experienced and should prove strong contenders for the state championship. Alumni The following articles, as well as others, were written by Weber graduates for the "Souvenir" edition of 1912, but arrived too late for publication. However, it is with pleasure that we publish them in this and succeeding issues: Kofu City, Japan, April 23, 1912. To The Acorn : At last, from far-off Japan comes a voice with possibly all of the wierdness that the mention of that land usually brings. I have felt it a duty to write to "The Acorn" for a long time, but the subject matter here is so great that I have been unable to set reasonable limits and confine myself to one subject. As I write this I sit on the floor of a small country hotel, dressed in the common Japanese kimono used as a night dress. My trip from Kofu to this town might be of interest, so I will tell about it. Today at 2:15 my companion and I left our home in Kofu with a suitcase full of tracts, intending to spend a few days tracting in the country and to stay at a little town of some 6,000 people. A little horse car goes part of the way and we had intended to take this. On our way to the station a carriage driver accosted us with the question: 'Where are you going?" 'To Ichikawa" (the name of the place), I replied. "Well, I'll take you," he answered. The road leads through fields green with grain almost ready to head, yellow patches of mustard in blossom and little plots of clover covered with pink flowers. These colors, worked out in sort of a patchwork design, look very pretty. In about an hour and a quarter we had covered the nine miles and were in front of our hotel. The driver then tried to work the foreigners for a lot of money, but we were not as green as we looked. Instead of giving him 1.5 yen, as he demanded, we gave him 6 sen and told him he was then overpaid. He looked surprised, but took it. I suppose you are already aware that shoes are not worn in Japanese houses, so we took our shoes off at the door and were shown to our room. It is an upstairs room just twelve feet square. On the floor are eight straw mats about two inches thick and three feet by six feet. All of the furniture there is would hardly be noticed at first sight. There is a small table about fifteen inches high, a little firebox for a charcoal fire and some mats or cushions to sit on. This completes the furnishing of our room.